New state budget rolls back bail reform
Lawmakers in Albany Saturday passed a state budget for fiscal year 2023 that rolls back criminal justice reform measures, modestly expands Medicaid for certain undocumented immigrants, and expands funding for…
South Bronxites favor reparations and housing protections: survey
South Bronxites overwhelmingly support reparations for descendants of slavery, according to a recent survey. They want to see more public investment in recreation centers, with sports and arts enrichment programs.…
MTA ‘Fair Fares’ program can expand its reach
The program, which could offer 50% reduction for those who qualify, failed to reach all those eligible More than 270,000 New York City residents have registered for the MTA’s ‘Fair…
Community members say they’re underrepresented in two major city projects going through the South Bronx
Community Board 1 joined elected officials, blasting the State and two energy companies for ignoring the needs of local residents, in a proposed project to bring renewable energy to New…
New NYC law to allow many Dominicans, other noncitizens to vote by 2023
Macaulay CUNY Honors College student and Bronx resident Michelle Del Villar felt her heart beating loudly in anticipation when a friend told her about legislation that was recently signed into…
Bronxitas piden un compromiso de cerrar las plantas ed energía pico contaminantes
Una energía limpia está por llegar a la ciudad. Pero los residentes del sur del Bronx quieren asegurarse de que venga acompañada de compromisos concretos para eliminar la huella contaminante…
Comic book artist casts eye on his Puerto Rican, South Bronx roots
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez recalls walking on Webster and Fordham Roads nearly 40 years ago and purchasing comic books from local shops and newsstands. As a teenager, he remembers meeting James Shooter,…
Black law students, professionals encouraged by Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson: “I see myself”
As Tatiana Hyman sat waiting for one of her last interviews to become editor in chief for the Fordham Law Review last year, her leg bouncing up and down nervously,…